In Memoriam Saying goodbye to alumni and sharing the news with our alumna family in our bulletins may be the most difficult part of my job. For nearly eight years, I have built wonderful relationships as I work to raise important philanthropic donations for the College. I can definitely tell you that it ranks near the bottom (if not the bottom) of the responsibilities I have in this position. This is especially true for this bulletin as we once again say goodbye to those alumna that we have lost in recent months. Gary Tauscher and his wife, Judith, resided for many years in Hilton Head, SC. I had the opportunity to meet with them both during my travels to the southeast. They created the Gary and Judith Tauscher Executive in Residence Lectureship which brings in guest speakers to present alternative career opportunities in areas in addition to community pharmacies for our current students to consider. Our next speaker is Dr. Kyle Peters, Senior Medical Liaison for Novo Nordisk, Inc during our Centennial Celebration the weekend of September 11 and 12, 2020. I have known Sid Sly for about as long as I have been with the College of Pharmacy. He spent the lion’s portion of his career as a hospital pharmacist in Ogden, where he was
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known as Mr. Ogden. During our visits he would share many stories including how he had to finally quit playing golf, not only because of his age but primarily because his golf partners had passed on. Several years prior to my arrival, Sid created the Sid Sly Scholarship Endowment. These were great and compassionate alumni and will be greatly missed. To honor the memories of the alumni we recognize in this edition of the bulletin - as well as other alumni and family members we have lost - you can provide financial support to the College of Pharmacy Alumni Memorial Endowment Fund. This scholarship is awarded to students based on financial need, academic excellence, and service, by providing community outreach health services to underserved populations. You can make a donation in their name to the ISU Foundation. If you wish, you can make a donation to this fund by using the brochure affixed to the bulletin. In the ‘other’ section, write the fund number of this endowment: 900-31. If you prefer, you can also make a donation online at my.isu.edu/ give. Scroll down, under ‘Gift Amount’ enter the amount of your gift, then scroll to ‘Other’ and type in Pharmacy 900-31. If you have any questions, please contact me at (208) 3394770 or yankphil@isu.edu.
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